Compare LGBT Rights in Iran & Mayotte

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Unknown
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1979
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 1987
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Unknown
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1987
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2005
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1979
Equal
Since 1982
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